A few masters of the stratosphere
Maynard Ferguson
Conrad Gozzo
Cat Anderson
Snooky Young
Al Porcino
Roy Eldridge
Phil Driscoll
Mic Gillette
Bill Chase
Doc Severinsen
James Morrison: James Morrison is a phenomenal musician with incredible range, in more than one sense of that word. Listen to him and get a sense of his prodigious chops and sense of humor in the video for Snappy Too, below, in which he plays all the instruments in a big band except for the drums, played by the great Jeff Hamilton.
Conrad Gozzo
Cat Anderson
Snooky Young
Al Porcino
Roy Eldridge
Phil Driscoll
Mic Gillette
Bill Chase
Doc Severinsen
James Morrison: James Morrison is a phenomenal musician with incredible range, in more than one sense of that word. Listen to him and get a sense of his prodigious chops and sense of humor in the video for Snappy Too, below, in which he plays all the instruments in a big band except for the drums, played by the great Jeff Hamilton.
A good article on lip injury and prevention here.
The (controversial) pencil exercise
as presented by trumpeter Eric Bolvin, who has some great educational material at his site.
Warburton's P.E.T.E. (personal embouchure training device)
Cat Anderson playing lead with the Duke Ellington Orchestra on Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue at the Newport Jazz Festival, 1956
Helpful books on range:
Other helpful players on range:
These tutorials are just the tip of the iceberg.
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